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Conde Nast Editor Steps Down Following Offensive Photo

Associated Press: Adam Rapoport, the editor-in-chief of Bon Appetit, resigned after a photo of him dressed in a stereotypical Puerto Rican costume surfaced on social media. Staffers at the magazine had criticized him after the photo circulated on...

Gannett Rejects Proposal for Annual Journalism Report

USA Today: A proposal for Gannett to create an annual report detailing its commitment to news failed to win the support of investors. The board said it was "concerned that the expense to produce the proposed journalism report would not be...

IAC Rolls Out Bold Homepage Redesign at Daily Beast

MediaPost: The Daily Beast has redesigned its homepage, with new, static sections and a bolder structure and visuals. The Daily Beast team said it found that users who use the homepage have the highest conversion rate to paid...

Maven Media Adds Tesla Daily to Help Boost TheStreet

MediaPost: Podcast and video brand Tesla Daily has joined Maven’s platform and will provide updates, reporting and analysis about the car company. Tesla Daily, which will be available via TheStreet, reports more than 1 million monthly...

G/O Media Predicts Profits Despite Big Traffic Declines

Business Insider: G/O Media has been battered by financial losses, an employee exodus, lawsuits, and a revolt against the CEO. But CEO Jim Spanfeller said that he foresees the company becoming "nicely profitable" by the end of the year....

The Information Hires Media Reporter After Flap at FT

Talking Biz News: The Information has hired the Financial Times's Mark Di Stefano and Wired's Paris Martineau. Di Stefano resigned last month from the FT after he was accused by the Independent of listening in on sensitive Zoom meetings....

News Corp Opinion Column Calls for Trump Resignation

Wall Street Journal: President Trump is "no longer the force he was and no longer lucky,” wrote Peggy Noonan, opinion columnist at the Wall Street Journal. Trump "should give an Oval Office address announcing he's leaving: 'America, you don’t deserve...

Tribune Reports $44 Million Loss Thanks to Coronavirus

Chicago Tribune: Tribune Publishing reported a $44 million first-quarter loss, due primarily to an accounting adjustment related to Covid-19. "The Covid-19 pandemic and the recent civil unrest are unprecedented in my lifetime," said CEO Terry...

New York Times Opinion Editor Quits After Staff Uproar

New York Times: James Bennet has resigned from his job as the editorial page editor of the New York Times, days after the newspaper’s opinion section published a much-criticized op-ed by a US senator calling for a military response to civic...

Philadelphia Inquirer Editor Resigns After Headline Flap

Philadelphia Inquirer: Stan Wischnowski, the top editor of the Philadelphia Inquirer, has resigned, days after discontent among the newspaper’s staff erupted over a headline on a column about the impact of the civil unrest following the police killing of George...

Vice Media, Meredith Among Media Accused of Racism

Business of Fashion: Employees of websites and magazines have turned to social media to criticize publishers for sending messages in support of the anti-racism movement, all the while allowing racism and discrimination within their own...

BuzzFeed Joins List of Media Facing Racism Allegations

CNN: Former BuzzFeed staffers have shared their experiences with what they said was discrimination at the digital media company. A BuzzFeed spokesperson said: "It's fair to say that we have made mistakes, and the best thing we can do now is listen, learn, and do...

Conde Nast CEO Warns Joining Unions Won’t Save Jobs

@maxwelltani: Conde Nast CEO Roger Lynch said the company will "begin the voluntary recognition process" for the Wired union. But in the same breath he argued that unions will not save jobs. "What will save jobs is an entrepreneurial spirit and willingness to be...

Maven Media Cuts Pay Amid Spat Over Pro-Police Blog

Daily Beast: Employees at Maven Media Brands, the digital-media publisher that owns outlets like Sports Illustrated, are calling upon the company to cut ties with Defense Maven, a Blue Lives Matter website in its...

Vox Media’s Furloughs Evolve Into Complete Departures

Awful Announcing: More of Vox Media's three-month furloughs have turned into complete departures. Two SB Nation staffers, who were both among the initial furloughs set to run through July 31, announced Friday that they're now leaving...



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